B1 Focus Diagnostic — Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Welcome to The Timeline Judge. Your job is to decide, for each sentence, whether the action belongs to finished time or time connected to now.
Last week, in 2020, yesterday, when I was a child — times that are closed. Use past simple.
Ever, never, just, already, yet, this week (not finished), since 2020, for three years. Use present perfect.
For each sentence, pick the form that fits the time signal. You will get 12 sentences — some easy, some tricky. Let's warm up with two practice examples.
Twelve sentences. For each one, look at the time signal and pick the correct form. Take your time.
Here is every item with the reasoning behind the right answer. Read the rule for any you missed — the patterns repeat.